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JATO
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jato
English
Pronunciation
en eɪtəʊ
Noun
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en US aviation military
en uncountable en jet-assisted takeoff a method of using booster rockets to allow heavily-loaded aircraft to lift off more quickly and use less runway length for takeoff.
en RATO UK
en countable One of the rockets used for the above purpose.
en An enduring urban legend claims that someone in Arizona strapped a JATO to their car and crashed it into a cliff.
Synonyms
en RATO
en RATOG Britain
Anagrams
en ajot jota
en Rocketry